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Inside the Outer Banks by Ed Tilletts
Our thanks to Southern Boating and Ed Tilletts for giving Cruisers Net permission to publish Ed’s excellent article on the Outer Banks.
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Dry Stack Storage Special, Harbortown Marina, east of AICW Statute Mile 894
A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, Harbortown Marina lies off the southern shores of the Canaveral Barge Canal between Sykes Creek and the Banana River. This fine facility has recently expanded their ship’s store!
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AIWA August 2022 Newsletter
Cruisers Net is proud to be a member of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association whose lobbying work is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and safe. Your membership dollars directly support their vital work. Please join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.
August 2022 Newsletter
FY23 Federal Appropriations Moving Forward – Passed by the
U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Bill ReleasedJuly was a big month for appropriations news out of Washington, D.C. with the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate moving the process forward prior to the Congressional recess in August.
The House Appropriations Committee passed their version of the Energy & Water Development Appropriations bill on a 32-24 vote on June 28th. This bill was then forwarded to the full House of Representatives for a vote as part of an appropriations package that included five additional appropriations bills. The House of Representatives passed the six piece appropriations package on July 20th on a 220 to 207 vote.
Following the House of Representatives, the Senate Appropriations Committee released their Energy & Water Development Appropriations Bill on July 28th. The good news is the Senate matched the President’s Request for the AIWW and NJIWW, and a state by state breakdown of the President’s budget, the House of Representatives bill, and the proposed Senate amounts are shown below. One item of note is the Florida allocation is different from the House of Representatives’ version as it includes an additional $2 million Community Project Funding Request (aka earmark) requested by Rep. Brian Mast.
In addition to direct appropriations for each state, the House and Senate bills also included Additional Funding for Navigation Maintenance, Inland Waterways, and Small, Remote or Subsistence Navigation. These funds would be allocated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the waterway is eligible to compete for funds in all three of these categories.
Below lists the different amounts proposed by Congress:
Navigation Maintenance: $40 Million in House Bill, $25 million in Senate BillInland Waterways: $40 Million in House Bill, $15 million in Senate Bill
Small, Remote or Subsistence Navigation: $45 Million in House Bill, $56 million in Senate Bill
Looking ahead, it seems likely we could exceed $100 million in funding for the AIWW/IWW/NJIWW between FY22, FY23 and IIJA (Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act) funding IF the U.S. Senate passes the funding levels included in the proposed Senate Appropriations Committee Bill AND Congress passes the final Appropriations bill this year. At this point, the Senate is moving slower than the House and it is an election year so we should not expect a final FY23 Appropriations bill anytime soon, but we are encouraged with the final House version and the proposed Senate versions of the bill.
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U.S. Coast Guard Proposes Changes
to Buoy System along GA and SC CoastsAs noted in the Marine Safety Information Bulletin 13-22 shown below, the U.S. Coast Guard is proposing to discontinue lighted buoys and make other changes at a number of inlets that enter and exit from the intracoastal waterway and other coastal water bodies in Georgia and South Carolina.
This issue has been raised as a safety concern by our AIWA members, and we will be submitting a letter requesting to engage on this issue through public meetings. We invite you to share this notice widely and encourage the Coast Guard to schedule public meetings for more input.
All comments should be emailed to: D07-SMB-DPWPublicComments@
uscg.mil or Andrew.m.engle@uscg.mil with the subject line “SC/GA SEACOAST AIDS TO NAVIGATION”. Comments may be mailed to Commander (dpw), Seventh Coast Guard District, 909 SE 1st Ave, Suite 406, Brickell Plaza Federal Building, Miami, FL 33131-3050 to be received by August 14, 2022. 
Click on graphic for full-size PDF view.AIWA Participates at MCAS Beaufort, SC Meeting
to Explore Use of Natural Infrastructure
Dr. Jeff King, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, offers an overview of Engineering with Nature to participants.AIWA Executive Director Brad Pickel was invited to participate in a two-day meeting in late July with representatives from a number of military, federal, state and multi-sector organizations to learn more about the current state of practice with respect to the use of natural infrastructure for coastal resiliency in coastal systems. The meeting included briefings and site visits to areas within the Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina to identify possible locations for demonstration projects and full-scale implementation. We appreciate the opportunity to engage in these discussions and efforts to expand the use of natural infrastructure and beneficial use of sediment from the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in coastal resiliency projects.
Register for the 2022 AIWA Annual Meeting
November 16-17, 2022, Norfolk, VA
Registration continues for the AIWA Annual Meeting on November 16-17 at the Sheraton Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia. Learn more and register on the annual meeting website.Thank You Annual Meeting Sponsors
We appreciate your support!Platinum Event Sponsor – Florida Inland Navigation District
Annual Meeting Luncheon – Cross State Towing
Break Sponsor- Cottrell Contracting Corporation
Imprinted Attendee Gift – Taylor Engineering, Inc.
General Sponsor – Mike Hooks, LLCClick here for more information on available sponsorship benefits!
Copyright © 2022. Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association. All rights reserved. The AIWA is a national non-profit organization with the mission of securing funding and support for the maintenance of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. We are the only organization dedicated to ensuring the future of the AIWW and proudly represent all stakeholders of the waterway.
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Beaufort, SC 29906
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Just in time for your summer adventures: Outer Banks Forever gear!
Just in time for your summer adventures:Outer Banks Forever gear!Did you know that your favorite Outer Banks Forever merchandise that is sold in park stores is now available online? Each item in our collection represents something you love about the Outer Banks — from sea turtles to the Wright brothers’ famous 1903 Flyer.Even better, when you purchase an item from our online store, you help protect and enhance our amazing Outer Banks national parks that hold so many special memories for each of us.
Check out our Summer 2022 Gear Guide today!
As a thank you for being an Outer Banks Forever supporter, we’d like to offer you an exclusive 20% off discount code for items in our online store! Just enter the code “OBXF” at check out. Please note: This discount code does not apply to bundled items.
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The fine print: Available only on shop.americasnationalparks.org. Must use code OBXF for 20% off Outer Banks Forever items. Offer valid now through 8/9/2022. Additional discounts or coupons cannot be applied to Clearance items, Jamestown Glass, already discounted items, Passport Starter Kits, and Other Sets.
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Shifting Sands: Carolina’s Outer Banks Face a Precarious Future
As sea level rises and storms become more frequent and powerful, the famed vacation spot is fighting an increasingly difficult battle to keep from washing away.
Drone aerial view of Outer Banks Highway 12 with Atlantic Ocean and Sound on both sides, Cape Hatteras National Seashore. (Photo by: Visions of America/Joseph Sohm/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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Inside Climate NewsComments from Cruisers (2)
- Reply to Bill
The desert outside Cairo, Egypt is littered with petrified forest tree trunks and not far thousands of acres of petrified clam shells on the high plateaus. The dry ravines 150' below have barely any vegetation, if at all. Where did the water go? Humans had nothing to do with it. Just like they have nothing to do with climate change now.
- Reply to John
When will we learn that it is hard to control "Mother Nature?" Also, when we we all take climate change seriously? Does anyone really believe that pumping tons and tons of snd will last very long?
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Hidden Gems – Marinas on the Florida ICW
Hidden Gems: Florida – The Triton
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Boat Etiquette 101: How to get Invited Back
BOAT ETIQUETTE 101: HOW TO GET INVITED BACK – ONBOARD MAGAZINE
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South Florida blue-green algae health alerts in Lake Okeechobee
Health alerts have been issued for blue-green algal toxins found in Florida waterways.
The toxins were found in water samples taken, according to the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County.
Lake Okeechobee:
- Dozens of spots on Lake Okeechobee
South Florida: Blue-green algae health alerts – WPBF
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Pamlico Sound oyster sanctuary network continues to grow – Pamlico Sound, NC
In Pamlico Sound early Tuesday afternoon, near Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge in Down East Carteret County, two excavators at each end of a barge strategically placed the day’s load of 700 tons of limestone marl and crushed concrete into the water.
Excavators deploy limestone marl and concrete into the Pamlico Sound Tuesday to build the Cedar Island Oyster Sanctuary. Photo: Jennifer Allen
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New High Tech Ocean Robots Aid NOAA Scientists and Open Up Opportunties for Ocean Science Careers
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